lithotrite

[ lith-uh-trahyt ]

/ ˈlɪθ əˌtraɪt /

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noun Surgery.

an instrument for performing lithotrity.

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Origin of lithotrite

1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; see -ite¹

The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
This danger is avoided by raising the point of the lithotrite immediately after grasping the stone and before crushing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
But it is well known that they sometimes defy all lithotrite instruments, and compel us to have recourse to the knife.
On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment|Honor Bourguignon
Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various

lithotrite

[ lĭth′ə-trīt′ ]

An instrument used to crush a stone present in the bladder or urethra.lithoclast